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Detroit Tigers starting pitcher Matthew Boyd throws during the first inning of a baseball game against the Kansas City Royals, Wednesday, June 21, 2023, in Detroit. The Cleveland Guardians signed free agent left-hander Matthew Boyd to a major league contract for the remainder of the season on Saturday, June 29, 2024, an addition that will give the AL Central leaders some added pitching depth and protection. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio,m File)

Guardians sign left-hander Matthew Boyd, who continues to recover from Tommy John surgery

By Tom Withers - Associated Press

Cleveland Indians starting pitcher Logan Allen throws against the Oakland Athletics during the second inning of a spring training baseball game Monday, March 15, 2021, in Goodyear, Ariz. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)

LHP Allen makes Cleveland’s roster, role still undecided

By TOM WITHERS - Associated Press

Cleveland Indians pitching coach Mickey Callaway, left, watches with manager Terry Francona during the first inning of a baseball game against the Detroit Tigers, in Detroit, in this May 3, 2017, file photo. Indians manager Terry Francona said no one in the Cleveland organization “covered up” for former pitching coach Mickey Callaway, who is under investigation by Major League Baseball following allegations of sexual harassment.In a story Tuesday, March 2, 2021, The Athletic reported that 12 current and former Indians employees have come forward in the last month to say the Indians were aware of Callaway’s inappropriate behavior while he was their pitching coach from 2013-17. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya, File) **FILE**

Antonetti says Indians cooperating with Callaway inquiry

By TOM WITHERS - Associated Press

FILE - Cleveland Indians starting pitcher Shane Bieber delivers in the first inning in a baseball game against the Minnesota Twins in Cleveland, in this Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2020, file photo. For the Indians, the changes go beyond just dropping their debated name. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak, File)

Bieber eager to talk new contract with Indians

By TOM WITHERS - Associated Press

FILE - In this Aug. 31, 2020, file photo, Cleveland Indians starting pitcher Shane Bieber throws during the first inning of the team's baseball game against the Kansas City Royals in Kansas City, Mo. Indians ace Shane Bieber recently tested positive with COVID-19, delaying the AL Cy Young winner's arrival at training camp. President of baseball operations Chris Antonetti said Thursday, Feb. 18, 2021, that Bieber has only dealt with “very mild symptoms” from the virus. Antonetti anticipates that Bieber, who had been working out at the team's training complex in Goodyear, Arizona, will join the club in the next few days.(AP Photo/Charlie Riedel, File)

Indians’ Bieber slowed by COVID-19, not yet at training camp

By TOM WITHERS - Associated Press

FILE - In this Thursday, Aug. 15, 2019, file photo, then-New York Mets manager Mickey Callaway watches during the eighth inning of a baseball game against the Atlanta Braves, in Atlanta. Callaway, former manager of the New York Mets and current Los Angeles Angels pitching coach, “aggressively pursued” several women who work in sports media and sent three of them inappropriate photos, The Athletic reported Monday, Feb. 1, 2021. (AP Photo/Tami Chappell, File)

Indians president said team unaware of Callaway’s behavior

By TOM WITHERS - Associated Press

FILE - Minnesota Twins' Eddie Rosario hits the ball during a spring training baseball game against the St. Louis Cardinals in Fort Myers, Fla., in this Monday, March 9, 2020, file photo. The Indians officially signed free agent outfielder Eddie Rosario, adding a quality player who pounded their pitchers in recent years. Rosario passed his physical on Thursday, Feb. 4, 2021, to finalize a one-year, $8 million contract for 2021.(AP Photo/Elise Amendola, File)

Indians welcome OF Rosario after he pounded them with Twins

By TOM WITHERS - Associated Press

FILE - In this Sept. 27, 2020, file photo, Cleveland Indians relief pitcher Brad Hand delivers to Pittsburgh Pirates' Josh Bell during the ninth inning of a baseball game in Cleveland. The Cleveland Indians have declined contract options on Brad Hand and first baseman Carlos Santana for next season, decisions that will initially cut $27 million from the team's payroll. (AP Photo/Phil Long, File)

Indians decline options on closer Hand, 1B Santana for 2021

By TOM WITHERS - Associated Press

Cleveland Indians' Josh Naylor, right, and Franmil Reyes watch from the dugout after the Indians lost 10-9 to the New York Yankees in Game 2 of an American League wild-card baseball series, early Thursday, Oct. 1, 2020, in Cleveland. (AP Photo/David Dermer)

Indians enter offseason of major decisions, uncertainty

By TOM WITHERS - Associated Press

FILE - In this Sept. 1, 2019, file photo, Cleveland Indians manager Terry Francona watches during the first inning of the team's baseball game against the Tampa Bay Rays in St. Petersburg, Fla. Cleveland's three major professional sports franchises--the Browns, Cavaliers and Indians--are teaming up to fight social injustice. One day after the NBA postponed playoff games _ and other leagues followed suit--amid a player-led boycott to protest the shooting of a Black man by police in Wisconsin, the Cleveland teams announced their alliance to “develop a sustainable and direct strategy to address social injustice facing the city and all Northeast Ohio communities.” (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara, File)

Indians’ Francona recovering, still unable to rejoin team

By TOM WITHERS - Associated Press

Cleveland Indians manager Terry Francona, left, watches as Cleveland Indians' Delino DeShields bats in the fifth inning in a baseball game against the Chicago Cubs, Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2020, in Cleveland. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak)

Indians’ Francona undergoes procedure, not ready to manage

By TOM WITHERS - Associated Press

Cleveland Indians starting pitcher Mike Clevinger delivers in the first inning in a baseball game against the Cincinnati Reds, Wednesday, Aug. 5, 2020, in Cleveland. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak)

Indians demote Clevinger, Plesac after protocol violation

By TOM WITHERS - Associated Press

Cleveland Indians acting manager Sandy Alomar Jr., right, talks with Francisco Lindor during the first inning in a baseball game against the Cincinnati Reds, Wednesday, Aug. 5, 2020, in Cleveland. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak)

Indians hitting coach Van Burkleo opts out due to COVID-19

By JAY COHEN - Associated Press

Cleveland Indians' Francisco Lindor connects for a home run against the Chicago Cubs during the first inning of a spring training baseball game Saturday, March 7, 2020, in Goodyear, Ariz. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)

Indians’ Antonetti: `Earnest effort’ with Lindor came short

By JAKE SEINER - Associated Press

FILE - In this Sept. 26, 2019, file photo, Cleveland Indians' Francisco Lindor (12) bats against the Chicago White Sox during the second inning of a baseball game, in Chicago. Francisco Lindor's status with the Indians has been slightly upgraded. Team president Chris Antonetti said Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2020, that he's more confident that the All-Star shortstop will be in Cleveland's lineup to start the season after the Indians didn't receive a trade proposal over the past few weeks that made sense. (AP Photo/David Banks, File)

Indians more confident star Lindor begins season with them

By TOM WITHERS - Associated Press